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Burn swallowing large one (6)

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I believe the answer is:

single

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'one' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'burn swallowing large' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'large' could be 'l' (eg in clothes sizes) and 'l' is found in the answer.
'burn' could be 'singe' (singing is a kind of burning) and 'singe' is found within the remaining letters.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for single that I've seen before include "Not married, just the one" , "A hit for one run in cricket" , "Just one, or unmarried" , "Solitary or unwed" , "Only one; record" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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